Ingredients

• 1.5 cups - Basmati rice.
• 3 - Potatoes (big).
• 1- Onion.
• 2 -tomatoes (small).
• 6 cloves - Garlic.
• a small piece - Ginger.
• 3 - green Chillies.
• 1 tbsp - Jeera.
• 1 pinch -Turmeric powder.
• 1/2 tbsp - Chilli powder.
• 1/2 tbsp - Masala powder.
• 10 - Cashew nuts.
• a small bunch - Curry leaves & cilantro.
• Salt.
• 3 tbsp - ghee.

How to Make Potato Jeera rice

• In a pan, add a little ghee and fry the rice till it becomes slightly brown and keep it aside.
• Again in a pan, add 1 tbsp of oil, fry the jeera and keep aside.
• Cut the potatoes in the shape of French fries.
• Chop the onions and tomatoes.
• In a frying pan, add 1 tbsp of ghee, add the onion, when it turns slightly golden brown add tomatoes and let it cook for a while.
• Make a paste of garlic, ginger, chillies and add that to the vegetables.
• Finally add the potatoes and let it cook for another 6-10 mins.
• Add, turmeric, chilli powder and salt.
• In a rice cooker, pour 2 tbsps ghee and the cooked vegetables and the rice with 1.5 cups of water.
• Add masala powder (1/2 tsp) and fried jeera.
• When the rice is done, add fried cashew nuts and chopped curry and cilantro leaves.
• Serve it with green pepper raitha.